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Chapter 2
Free
"HOLA!" Sakura flounced into the room.
He smiled.
"I have something fooooorrrr YOU!" she sang, and whipped out a card.
Dearest Syaoran,
Hope you get better…WAY fast! (hope you stop throwing stuff at people too…)
Much Love, Sakura
He read it aloud and grinned.
"I wrote it myself," she announced proudly.
"Ah. I never would have guessed."
She waved as she started out the door. "Well, gotta go! I have to work real fast. Be right back!"
"WAIT!" he called out. She turned around.
"Thanks."
She flashed him her ultra mega-watt smile. "No problemo!" And finally walked out the door.
"BIG SIS!" the room echoed with excited shouts.
"Hi you guys!" she waved and sat down. "I have a story for you!"
The kids immediately gathered around.
"Well, I have a friend who is staying here at this hospital. He's sick. Do you want to make get-well cards for him?"
They cheered. "YAH!" They grabbed sheets of paper, crayons, markers, and glittery stuff, and got down to work.
Sakura could tell they were having fun. They were scribbling stuff here…gluing things there…
Half an hour later, everyone was satisfied with their finished products. Proud of their cards, they handed it in to Sakura who announced that she had to leave once more to visit her sick friend again.
"Bye bye Big Sis…" Everyone waved their farewells as she waved back
Back in Room 45, Sakura presented Syaoran with all his Get-Well cards.
Syaoran grinned. "This is great!" He began reading them aloud.
"Hope you get gooder real fast!"
"Be un-sick!"
"Get better and take care!"
"Did you know that people got sick cuz furry demons got stuffed up their nose and began to eat away their life from the inside out?"
Syaoran laughed. "These kids are great. How do you know them?"
"Oh, didn't I tell you? I work here at that Children's Care thingy…and as a part-time nurse…" She trailed off.
"Really now." He realized that she forgets to tell him a lot of things…like her name, and now her job…
"Ya. So it's pretty cool now, I can visit my brother and you while working!" She sat down and began telling him more stories about herself.
Later...
It's been a couple weeks since Sakura and Syaoran first met. They became best of friends, and talked about everything.
"Bonjour!" she greeted. She presented him with a balloon and placed it on the cluttered table. Since the day he received his first card from Sakura, she began to bring in a present everyday she visited, and the once bare table was now cluttered with gifts.
"Move over you fat lard." She nudged him over so she could sit on his bed too. This became a tradition. Every time she came to visit she would sit on his bed next to him.
"You're not the skinniest person alive either Miss." He snorted while moving over.
"I'm not the one lying in bed like 24/7," she retorted.
"I didn't ask to be plopped into this stupid bed," he huffed.
"Why are you here anyways?" she asked cautiously. This has always been a touchy subject. Every time she brought it up, he would act like he didn't hear her, or he'd just change the subject.
But she remembered that day…where she came so close to being acquired with his reasons…
"Hiya!" Sakura skipped into the room, and laid a bunch of peonies on the table.
He frowned.
"What?" she frowned back. She thought peonies were his favorite flowers! …Or was it sakuras…? …Or roses? Sunflowers? Hell, she didn't know! He could like weeds for all she cared…
"It's nothing."
She flopped onto his bed. "Tell me now or else…no more visits…meaning no more presents!" she threatened.
He sighed. "It's nothing. I just had to take some stupid medicine."
She snorted. "Is that it? Well, uh DUH! You're not in a hospital to smell the flowers. You're here to get better, which includes taking medicine."
Syaoran folded his arms. "Well you don't understand."
"I know I don't. And I want to. If you just let me…" she prodded.
He turned away. "No."
"Then let me ask you this: What are you doing here?"
He looked at her. "I don't know."
"What, would you rather die?" she asked sarcastically.
"Yes."
"Haha, ya, very funny. No, seriously, what are you doing here?"
"I'm serious Sakura! I'd rather die then live this stupid life! It's pointless to live with heavy regrets glued to your shoulders!" he hissed.
Taken aback, she stared at him with wide eyes. "Syaoran…please tell me…what is it that's bothering you so much?"
"…"
"Today, Syaoran."
"I…it's just…I made some unwise decisions in the past…I've made some stupid mistakes and…well, it's just that I-"
Suddenly that grouchy old nurse bustled in and shooed Sakura out of the room once more.
Sakura scowled. HOW RUDE! She was so close to obtaining that precious knowledge she longed to have, and then some dumb old nurse had to ruin everything.
Oh well. Hopefully, there will be another moment that he spills.
"What's on T.V. now?" He reached for the remote.
She sighed. He did it again. Oh well, there will be other times…not…
So they both watched Pokemon in silence and watched Ash kick butt as usual with his best friend Pikachu at his side.
Suddenly Eriol walked in. He looked at the screen. "OH NO! NOT PIKACHU!" he wailed as he watched the little mouse Pokemon get attacked.
Sakura sweat dropped. Syaoran scowled. "What do you want doctor?"
"It's time for your medicine."
Medicine? This is new. She's never seen him take medicine before…Somehow, she didn't think this was going to be a happy moment.
"No," was his reply. She thought he'd say something like that…
"You have to." Eriol urged.
"No. I'd rather die."
Eriol rolled his eyes. "Don't give me that crap again," he said firmly. He looked at Sakura.
"Take your medicine Syaoran."
He looked at her with betrayed eyes. "No!" he whispered.
"Yes…just take it!" She grabbed the shot and began wrestling with him to shoot it into his arm.
"No! Sakura! You don't understa-" But it was too late. He felt the little pinch of the needle prodding into his flesh, and the weird sensation of the fluid rushing into his veins.
"No…I trusted you…" he whispered drowsily. "…I…trusted you…"
"No, Syaoran. You still do! I'm your friend! Syaoran!"
"Get. Out."
"Wha-?"
"JUST GET OUT!" he screamed.
Sakura jerked back as if he had slapped her. "Syaoran…no…"
He violently shook his head and practically had to shove her off the bed.
"Fine," she hissed, and stomped out of the room.
"You too, doctor." He growled.
Eriol didn't have to be told twice. He stalked out and found Sakura sitting tearfully in the lobby area. He sat next to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, don't take it too hard…he's always like that." He tried to cheer her up.
She shook her head. "I was only trying to help! I mean, I DON'T want him to die! And everyday he is lying in bed, and his clock is slowing slipping away and HE DOESN'T EVEN CARE!" she cried frustrated.
"I thought I MEANT something to him! I thought we were friends!"
"You know, we used to be friends." Eriol said quietly.
Sakura looked up. "Really?"
He nodded. "Ya. BEST friends actually."
"What happened?"
"Well, you know, the usual. We both grew up together, and life took us down our separate paths. Syaoran despises doctors. It's just too bad that his best friend became a doctor…"
"Why is he here anyways?"
"He has cancer."
She gasped as more tears sprung to life. "Can he be cured?"
"Yes, he can. But the problem is, he doesn't want to. He's still in those early stages where we could surgically remove the infected tissue. But we can't. He isn't letting us."
"Well, why not? Is it financial issues? Because I could help out as much as possible…and I could raise some money some how, or put together an organization…" she rambled on about the possibilities.
He held up his hand. "It's a personal issue."
She stared at him, waiting for him to continue.
"It's not for me to tell, sorry squirt." He ruffled her hair and walked away. Looking over his shoulder he called back, "Hey, say 'hi' to Tomoyo for me, will ya?"
She looked at him blankly.
"Thanks." He winked and continued off.
Back at the Children's Care, during the kid's naptime, Sakura recountedher story.
Tomoyo listened whole-heartedly. She gasped at the right time, nodded when appropriate and hugged Sakura at the very end. She also had tears in her eyes. "I cry for you," she whispered sadly.
"It's ok." Sakura wiped away her friend's tears. Then she giggled. "And oh ya, that doctor, Eriol Hiirigazawa said 'Hi,'"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! REALLY!" she shrieked.
Sakura covered her ears. "TOMOYO! Shut it before you wake them up!" she jerked her heads towards the stirring kids.
Tomoyo flushed. "Sorry…but really!" her voice softened a bit.
"Ya, why?" she looked at her quizzically.
Tomoyo had stars in her eyes. "He is only the most handsome doctor ever! With the way his eyes always sparkle…and his smile just lights up the whole room…and the way he flips his hair is so SEXY that it drives me crazy! And-"
Sakura clamped a hand over her blabbing mouth. "TOMOYO! We are aiming for a Rated-G in this room!" But she too, was bursting with excitement for her friend.
"Sorry! But ya…I have the biggest crush on that doctor…which is why I even applied for this job. I stalked him here and signed up the second I found out we worked here." She giggled over the memory.
Sakura laughed. "You guys will DEFINITELY hook up one day, you just wait!" Sakura encouraged.
Tomoyo sighed. "I sure hope so…he's soooo hott…" and she became all dreamy again and wandered off into her Eriol world.
"…he knows my name!" Sakura heard her mutter.
"Well, I have to go." Sakura hugged her friend good bye and thanked her again for her support. She waved and walked out the door.
"I have a friend. His name is Syaoran Li. He stays in a room down from yours, Touya." Sakura held her brother's hand as she spoke to him.
"He hates me now though. I thought we were friends. But I think I made a bad choice.
"He said something about that once…making wrong decisions. What does that have anything to do with being sick?
"He's sick Touya. Cancer. But he has a big chance of making it if he just takes his medicine and goes through with the surgery.
"But he wants to die. I know you don't want to die, Touya." Her eyes were flooding with tears again. "But he does. And I care about him just as much as I care about you!"
Touya tried to sit up. "Well then, I'll just go crack some sense into that thick head of his.." he croaked.
Sakura shoved him down. "No! Stay here. This is my problem. I will deal with it…Yes I'm sure." She stated firmly as she read the questioning look in his eyes.
"Well, I better go before the Grouch comes and chases me away again." Sakura stood up and kissed Touya on his cheek. "Bye."
The Grouch was an inside joke that she and Syaoran had made up. Thinking about him made her floodgates open again. She turned away quickly before Touya could see her tears again. …Or else he would rip off all the tubes and IV's attached to him and trudge down to Room 45 to personally whoop Syaoran's ass…
Before she left the hospital, she sneaked towards Syaoran's room.
She cracked the door open a bit. She heard him tossing and turning on his bead. He was muttering frantically, and breathing rapidly. Suddenly he heard him shout her name, and then a glass broke.
She quickly ran out of there before someone came and discovered her there after hearing the big ruckus.
Syaoran was NOT a happy camper.
After kicking everyone out of the room. Everything was dark. His room was dark. He was dark. Even his flowers seem to wilt right that second.
He was angry with himself for missing Sakura. She betrayed him! He thought she understood how he hated taking medicine. He thought a friend would understand his feelings.
A friend? Who was he kidding? He NEVER had any friends. He had long ago dubbed himself an official Loner.
So if she wasn't his friend, why did he have nightmares about her…slipping from his grasp…he was scared for her…he discovered that he was afraid to lose her…
Sweating profusely, he grabbed the nearest object (which just so happens to be a metal tray..) and flung it at a vase holding some flowers.
Then he slipped out of bed and steadied himself as he walked out the door. It's been a while since he's walked long distances. After all, the bathroom is only a few feet away…
For once in a long time, he felt free. A stab of joy lifted his spirits, as he began running towards the nearest exit.
Where he was going, he didn't know. All he knew was that he had to leave. He needed to escape.
Suddenly he screeched to a stop as if he ran into a brick wall.
He blushed furiously as he noticed his attire. Here he was running like a maniac showing off to the world his naked ass. How nice.
He quickly stole some of his old clothes, threw it on and sprinted as fast as he could out the door. His breaths came in short gasps and he kept running to who knows where. In all his jumbled thoughts he thought of a main goal:
Find Sakura.
Well, that's it for now! You know the routine! Please review!
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